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| Aug27-12, 08:50 AM | #1 |
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Earth's Heat Flow in the Past
What effects would having 2-3 times the current heat flow of the Earth have had in the past? Would this have had a significant effect on global temperatures?
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| Aug27-12, 09:21 AM | #2 |
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The average geothermal heat is 0.061 w/m2 which is some 4 orders of magnitude less than the energy balance of the earth surface. Hence no significant effect.
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| Aug27-12, 10:15 AM | #3 |
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Convection in the mantle would have been more vigorous. This would have increased volcanism and seismicity at the surface.
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| Aug27-12, 11:45 AM | #4 |
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Earth's Heat Flow in the Past
If it is true that there would have been more volcanism, would this not have had an indirect effect due to more frequent bursts of aerosols + volcanic gasses?
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